various vs diverse

various and diverse both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
various	No	Yes	No	No
diverse	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, various and diverse are synonyms defined as:

various (adjective)	diverse (adjective)
distinctly dissimilar or unlike	distinctly dissimilar or unlike
considered individually	many and different
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
having great diversity or variety